Children in care more likely to repeat school year, leave school early

Separately, 14% of children in care enrolled at primary school last year were in a special school or in a special class, compared with 3% of all children. File picture

Some 6% of children in care who were enrolled in school repeated at least one school year in primary or post-primary education, compared with just under 2% of all children, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

Separately, 14% of children in care enrolled at primary school last year were in a special school or in a special class, compared with 3% of all children.